India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test Highlights: Ravindra Jadeja's All-Round Show Powers India To Innings Win
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IND vs SL, 1st Test, Day 3 Highlights: India on Sunday defeated Sri Lanka by an innings and 122 runs in the first Test at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali.
IND vs SL, 1st Test, Highlights: India on Sunday defeated Sri Lanka by an innings and 122 runs in the first Test at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. Following on from their first innings total of 174, Sri Lanka could only manage 178 in their second innings. For India, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin took four wickets each while Mohammed Shami also picked up a couple. Ashwin also surpassed Kapil Dev to become India's second-highest wicket-taker in Test, after Anil Kumble. Earlier, Ravindra Jadeja bagged a five-for as India enforced a follow-on on Sri Lanka. India had taken a 400-run lead. Nissanka completed his fifty but Sri lanka continued to lose wickets at the other end. Sri Lanka had resumed play from their overnight score of 108 for 4. Earlier, Jadeja scored a marathon 175-run knock as declared their first innings at 574 for eight. Apart from him, Rishabh Pant also scored a counter-attacking 96 while Hanuma Vihari, who was promoted up the order, also hit a fifty. Virat Kohli had also played a fine knock of 45 but he missed out on a big score on his 100th Test. Initially, India had won the toss and skipper Rohit Sharma had elected to bat. (SCORECARD)
Here are the Highlights of Day 3 of the 1st India vs Sri Lanka Test from the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali
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IND vs SL, 1st Test, Day 3 Live Updates: INDIA WIN
That's it it's all over. Played in the air once again by Kumara, this time towards long-off. Shami runs towards his right and pouches it with easy. India win by an innings and 222 runs. Take 1-0 lead in the series.
IND vs SL, 1st Test, Day 3 Live Updates: 50 UP FOR DICKWELLA!
A battling knock from Dickwella. He reaches his fifty. However, Sri Lanka can only postpone the defeat with this. It will be interesting to see how long can Sri Lanka resist.
That has nipped back in sharply. Fernando was looking to defend but got beaten on the inside edge and was struck on the back leg. Umpire raises his finger but he reviews it. However, DRS confirms his departure.
Jadeja strikes again. Embuldeniya had put on a blockathon. After successfully defending 41 deliveries, he has got out on the 42nd. He gets a slight knick as Pant takes an easy catch.
IND vs SL, 1st Test, Day 3 Live Updates: FOUR RUNS!
A length ball wide of off stump. Dickwella reaches out and opens his bat face to steer it through the vacant gully region and past the vacant third man boundary. Cracking shot. Dickwella is looking in his groove. He has already played some solid shots.
IND vs SL, 1st Test, Day 3 Live Updates: FOUR RUNS!
Dickwella, Excellent Shot! Pitched on the fuller side, angling into the fourth-stump channel, and that's lovely timing, gets on the front foot and punches on the up through the vacant cover region
IND vs SL, 1st Test, Day 3 Live Updates: SIX RUNS!
Shimmies down the track. This time over the bowler's head. Stays leg side of the ball and a clean swing of the arms. Two sixes for Asalanka in this over.
Taken at extra cover. A soft dismissal. Tossed up around middle and leg. Dhananjaya looks to go inside out but the ball just dips at him and he ends up chipping it towards Shreyas Iyer, who pouches it easily.
IND vs SL, 1st Test, Day 3 Live Updates: FOUR RUNS!
Bumrah tries the yorker but ends up serving a juicy half-volley and de Silva drills it through mid-off. No chance for the fielder at mid-off as it blazes down like a tracer bullet
Just beats the keeper. A lot of movement on that delivery. Back of a length outside off, stops on DDS once again. Looks to punch into the covers, gets a thick inside edge into the leg side
IND vs SL, 1st Test, Day 3 Live Updates: LUNCH CALLED!
Lunch has been called on Day 3. What a session. Sri Lanka lost seven wickets across two innings, five of those for ducks as Jadeja picked up a five-for. Sri Lanka are still 390 runs behind India's first-innings total.
OUT! Breakthrough for India. Ashwin strikes. A superb catch by Rohit, going low to his right at second slip. Tossed up around off, Thirimanne comes forward to defend but the ball spins away to take the outside edge and the skipper does the rest
IND vs SL, 1st Test, Day 3 Live Updates: 5 FOR JADEJA!
FIVE-FOR for Jadeja. Sri Lanka have been bowled out for 174. India take a 400-run lead. Jadeja is the first man in 49 years to score 150 and take a 5-for in the same Test. India have enforced the follow-on.
Dickwella falls into Jadeja's trap. After missing a couple of sweeps, he tries yet again, only to get a top edge. An easy catch for Iyer at mid-square leg
IND vs SL, 1st Test, Day 3 Live Updates: FOUR RUNS!
GOOD SHOT, ASALANKA! A good-length ball, and it isn't too far outside off stump, and he presses half-forward and drives on the up, into the vacant cover point region
IND vs SL, 1st Test, Day 3 Live Updates: FOUR RUNS!
50 partnership between Nissanka and Asalanka comes up with that four. Asalanka sweeps again, and nails it again. A flighted length ball pitching just outside off, and he hammers it in the air, over the vacant forward square leg region
IND vs SL, 1st Test, Day 3 Live Updates: FOUR RUNS!
Nissanka moves to 49. Full, close to off stump, good stride forward, and meets it with an open face and soft hands to guide it away to the left of point.
IND vs SL, 1st Test, Day 3 Live Updates: FOUR RUNS!
Lose delivery from Bumrah. Bit short and wide. Nissanka rocks back and rolls his wrists over on top of the bounce to cut firmly, to the right of the man at point
IND vs SL, 1st Test, Day 3 Live Updates: FOUR RUNS!
Full, close to off stump, and Nissanka doesn't get his head over the ball while playing the flick. Pops up in the air, at catching height, but finds the gap between mid-on and short midwicket
IND vs SL, 1st Test, Day 3 Live Updates: EDGED AND FOUR!
No one down there. Full, close to off stump, doesn't quite get his weight fully forward into the checked cover drive, and the ball slices off the outside half of the bat and streaks away through the vacant gully region.
Nissanka survives. Good effort from Shreyas Iyer. Ashwin floats up another outside off, and this one dips on Nissanka as he looks to step out and hit over mid-off. Ends up dragging it much wider than he wants, in the direction of deep square leg, and Iyer, running to his right and diving, can't quite hold on
IND vs SL, 1st Test, Day 3 Live Updates: FOUR RUNS!
First boundary of the morning. Drops a little short outside off, and Asalanka puts it away nicely. Rolls his wrists over the pull to find the gap to the right of long leg
IND vs SL, 1st Test, Day 3 Live Updates: GOOD MORNING!
Hello and welcome to our Live coverage of Day 3 of the ongoing first Test between India and Sri Lanka from the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. Team India will eye a few early wickets, having taken four during the final session on Day 2. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, will hope that Pathum Nissanka and Chrith Asalanka can steady their ship. Stay tuned for all the exciting action.